Re: winters back......and prayer request

Nah - chilly all week, starts to improve Saturday though.  I actually had to
dig out a (cotton) sweater to wear for tomorrow.  Gross.  Summer can't get
here soon enough to suit me.

On 3/21/06, Theresa <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Yesterday was cold and raining-  today was nice, sun and 60s. So,
> hopefully tomorrow will be nicer for you too!
>
> Theresa
>
> Pam Evans wrote:
>
> >Good deal Theresa - wish John good luck for us!  Winter's back here too.
> >High only 50 ish and a light freeze tonight!  What happened to the 80's
> we
> >had in January?  Bah.
> >
> >On 3/21/06, Theresa <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Wow-  sounds like you all need to batten down the hatches out there in
> >>the middle of the US.  I guess all the rain, rain, rain we got yesterday
> >>went to you all and turned to snow.  I hope your husband gets home OK.
> >>And your friend is definitely in my thoughts- this has just been the
> >>year for double whammys in life I guess.
> >>On a positive note-  my husband has a job interview today that went
> >>well- they are doing a second round of interviews on Thursday and will
> >>call him tomorrow to tell him if he made the cut to come in for that!
> >>Keep your fingers crossed.
> >>
> >>Theresa
> >>
> >>Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Well the snow started right at rush hour.  In the past road crews
> knowing
> >>>something was on the way got out ahead of it by an hour or two, but not
> >>>
> >>>
> >>this
> >>
> >>
> >>>time.  They could see where the snow was on the radar, but didn't put
> >>>
> >>>
> >>down
> >>
> >>
> >>>anything.  Bill slipped into a ditch on his way to work (and he is a
> very
> >>>skilled driver) to avoid the accident happening in front of him.  He
> >>>
> >>>
> >>managed
> >>
> >>
> >>>to get out of the ditch on his own.  But closer to work he said he
> >>>
> >>>
> >>stopped
> >>
> >>
> >>>just short of the car in front of him that went spinning and ended up
> >>>
> >>>
> >>facing
> >>
> >>
> >>>him on the road.  It was a wild ride for him.  Daughter Tzeitel called
> >>>because the interstate was at a complete stand-still.  (It hadn't been
> >>>touched either.)  Cars were apparently having a rough time staying on
> the
> >>>road this a.m.  Of course, now the snow has tapered a bit and everyone
> is
> >>>
> >>>
> >>at
> >>
> >>
> >>>work, I am seeing snowplows and salt/sand trucks running.
> >>>
> >>>I just saw a weather alert in my mailbox and they are sticking to the
> >>>
> >>>
> >>3-5"
> >>
> >>
> >>>prediction.  DH is already at work and has school after work until very
> >>>
> >>>
> >>late
> >>
> >>
> >>>tonight.  We knew better than to put the snow blower away.  Right now
> the
> >>>snow is very light but the prediction indicates that it will become
> heavy
> >>>once again--about rush hour!  UGH!
> >>>
> >>>Since I don't have anyplace I HAVE to be, I'm staying home
> >>>
> >>>
> >>today.  Tomorrow
> >>
> >>
> >>>is to get above freezing (though not by much) so the snow ought to
> start
> >>>melting.
> >>>
> >>>Blessings,
> >>>Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>>
> >>>PS  For those of you who pray, please keep Holly Ellingson in your
> >>>
> >>>
> >>prayers.
> >>
> >>
> >>>Her mother died yesterday and she got laid off from National City
> today.
> >>>This will be VERY difficult for her.
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Behalf
> >>
> >>
> >>>Of Kitty
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 9:39 AM
> >>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] winters back......
> >>>
> >>>Our big snows in neIN were usually in February, you could just about
> bet
> >>>Valentines Day would be loaded with white stuff.  The blizzard of 1978
> >>>
> >>>
> >>was a
> >>
> >>
> >>>tad early on January 25, but generally February, with an occasional
> snow
> >>>
> >>>
> >>in
> >>
> >>
> >>>March.  For some reason this year the worst occurred in December, very
> >>>
> >>>
> >>odd.
> >>
> >>
> >>>All the snow and rain many of you have mentioned will be hitting south
> of
> >>>us.  This seems to happen a lot.  I don't know why, but the less
> >>>
> >>>
> >>appreciated
> >>
> >>
> >>>precipitation seems to head our direction and then goes north or south
> of
> >>>us.  Parts of central and central/southern IN are having floods, but we
> >>>
> >>>
> >>are
> >>
> >>
> >>>fine.  It's cold here; I saw them showing a nasty Canadian cold air
> mass
> >>>coming down on us.  It's going to stay cold for several days and then
> >>>
> >>>
> >>maybe
> >>
> >>
> >>>pop up a bit by Sunday.  Typical for March.
> >>>
> >>>Kitty
> >>>neIN, Zone 5
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> >>>All through growing up in
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Indiana, we always got our biggest snows (and an occasional blizzard)
> >>>>during
> >>>>the basketball finals.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >--
> >Pam Evans
> >Kemp TX
> >zone 8A
> >
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